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Highlights of Keynote Address at ACI’s Brazil Summit on Anti-Corruption

Trevor N. McFadden, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, is pictured delivering the Keynote Address at ACI’s 7th Brazil Summit on Anti-Corruption in São Paulo I Brazil on Wednesday, May 24th, 2017. Newsweek provided additional coverage of the Keynote address in an article by Josh Saul published on May…

News Roundup – Top 10 Anti-Corruption and FCPA Stories Making Headlines in 2016

View ACI’s roundup of the top 10 anti-corruption and FCPA stories that made headlines around the world in 2016. Odebrecht settlement spurs bribery inquiries across Latin America Anti-Corruption Enforcement Has Gone International Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Agrees to Pay More Than $283 Million to Resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Charges JPMorgan Agrees To Pay $264…

International News Roundup – This Month’s Latest Top FCPA & Anti-Corruption Stories

Check out some of the top anti-corruption and FCPA stories making headlines around the world this month. SFO Says UK Lawyers Still Grappling With DPAs* The Morning Risk Report: Asian Companies More Alert to FCPA Risks Beijing offers clues for Modi’s new anti-corruption moves France Adopts US-style Anti-corruption Settlement System  * David Green CB QC,…

Compliance News Roundup – Top Compliance Stories Making Headlines

Check out some of the top risk and compliance stories making headlines around the world: The Morning Risk Report: Survey Shows Compliance is Working http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2016/10/05/the-morning-risk-report-survey-shows-compliance-is-working/ FCPA Criminal Prosecutions One Year After the Yates Memo http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2016/10/07/fcpa-criminal-prosecutions-one-year-after-the-yates-memo/ An interview with Robert Lindquist, chief compliance officer at Panasonic Avionics Corporation http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=d3a0315d-9824-44aa-933d-42335cda73a9 Who Should Pay for Cybersecurity Breaches? http://www.wsj.com/articles/who-should-pay-for-cybersecurity-breaches-1476133809…

International News Roundup – This Month’s Latest Top FCPA & Anti-Corruption Stories

Check out some of the top anti-corruption and FCPA stories making headlines around the world this month. International Business Law 101: 5 International Business and Trade Law “Gotchas” http://www.business.com/legal/international-business-law-101-5-international-business-and-trade-law-gotchas/ ISO publishes standard on anti-corruption measures: independent certification or gentle reassurance? http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=204a2c14-b5e4-4e5b-87dc-0de990569da3 U.S. FCC fines Siemens $175,000 for failing to disclose felonies http://www.reuters.com/article/us-siemens-fcc-idUSKCN11S2FB Speaking Their Language:…

ACI’s 33rd Foreign Corrupt Practices Act – Special Industry Group “SIG” News Roundup

ACI is pleased to announce the return of Special Industry Groups (“SIGs”) to the 2016 International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, November 29-December 2, 2016 in Washington D.C. program. At each networking break during the main conference, participants from a specific industry will have the opportunity for structured networking and benchmarking with their…

International News Roundup – This Month’s Top FCPA & Anti-Corruption Stories

  Check out some of the top anti-corruption and FCPA stories making headlines around the world this month. SEC Pursues Companies For Restricting Whistleblowers -The Wall Street Journal Beyond the Basics: First DOJ Declinations under FCPA Pilot Program Include New “Resourcing” Factors-The National Law Review- Serious Fraud Office’s Witness Interviews on the Rise – The…

Chinese AntiTrust – A Snapshot – By Prof. Wang Xiao Ye (ACI’s China Antitrust Conference Keynote Speaker) & Adrian Emch

Chinese AntiTrust – A Snapshot from American Conference Institute  ACI’s 2nd Advanced Conference on China Antitrust 第二届中国反垄断高级研讨会 Tuesday, September 20 to Wednesday, September 21, 2016 Marriott Shanghai City Centre, ShanghaiAmericanConference.com/ChinaAntitrust

Crossing the Rubicon: When Does IP Owner Become IP Abuser?

Article by Benjamin Bai and Jill (Yijun), “Crossing the Rubicon: When Does IP Owner Become IP Abuser?” . Benjamin will be speaking at ACI’s 2nd Advanced Conference on China Antitrust, September 20-21, 2016, Marriott Shanghai City Centre, Shanghai China. Consider this hypothetical: a company discovered a new compound and obtained a patent on the compound. Later,…

How to Measure the Effectiveness of Your Anti-Corruption Compliance Program?

Benchmark against the anonymous industry polling results from ACI’s 32nd FCPA Conference: How to Measure the Effectiveness of Your Anti-Corruption Compliance Program?  PLUS – Mark your calendars! ACI’s 33rd FCPA Conference, Nov. 29-Dec. 2, 2016, Gaylord National, Washington D.C. Learn More –http://goo.gl/mUaW9K Click here to pre-register today – https://goo.gl/gT9aLF

Benchmark against the anonymous industry polling results from ACIs 32nd FCPA Conference

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FCPA Enforcement Officials, Fortune 500 C-Level Executives & GC Join Top NY Anti-Corruption Event

 Senior Justice Department, FBI and SEC Officials are set to interface with industry executives at American Conference Institute’s 18th New York Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, scheduled for May 16-17, 2016 at the Andaz Wall Street. Unlike other anti-corruption events, this sophisticated program not only includes a meaningful discussion of complex FCPA challenges, but…